Daedalus
06-13-2007, 02:30 PM
REMAINING
Dawn of a New Hope
Prologue: Land of Quests
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The land of Nihiron… also known as the land from where the Pokémon training society originated, this massive country that spans dozens of islands is also the location where this story is set. With many of the most dangerous events having happened in one of these islands, including the dreadful attacks of the various 'Teams' that tried, one point or another, to take over the world, it is a wonder that the regions still survive. In the last fifty years, however, nothing of that kind has happened; it seemed, even, like there was a return to peace of days long past, and that the troubles were definitely over. Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh… the horrors of the past, the Shadow Outbreaks, the insane Leaders… all gone, hopefully forever.
However, time and history never change for someone's wishes, and due to events long forgotten, this 'peace' will be broken… and the catalysts of this, ironically, are those who never wanted to be involved in the first place.
-=-
So... they are back, are they? I suppose I should prepare things… I may have failed before, but not again… never again. I will not fail! I will make sure things work out as I saw them, this time… this time, things will work out fine… and my world… my beautiful world… it shall be born again…
-=-
Petalburg City wasn't very crowded during that day. This was common, really; the various trainers that usually stopped by the city to fight against the Gym Leader had chosen to go somewhere else this time, what with the Gym Leader being on one of his various trips across the regions. In case someone had wanted to battle him, well, they'd have to wait until he returned… which could take weeks.
Not that this was really a concern for Aly, who had entered the city from the western entrance, her Blaziken to her side. The journey from Rustboro had been tiresome; there had been several trainers who had seemed to think her to be an easy prey, and thus she and her Pokémon were exhausted.
At least the Pokémon Center was close enough that she could reach it without any problem, it seemed… well, until she approached it; the crowd around the Pokémon Center was simply huge! …and it didn't seem like she could get through without some hurt, either.
She at least could hear some of the comments - things like 'I can't believe she's here!' and 'Wow… what a babe!', among others. A couple of them were obviously more crass... but without a good view of who this person was, she couldn't figure out who they were talking about.
Wait! This was a Pokémon Center… it surely had a back entrance! She could go through it… but then again, that wasn't a very nice thing to do, and could get her in trouble… but on the other hand, pushing through the crowd didn't seem very useful either.
-=-
Five years ago…
Thunderbolts… several of them, crashing upon the ground...
This had been THE night; the one where all the adults went out, and went to the highest hill of the forest, waiting for a thunderbolt to strike them down, in order to fight against it and become stronger. Pikachus and Raichus alike, all taking nature's attacks straight on, certain that this would not be the end of them… and while a few never quite managed to survive, well, that was unlikely… and besides, those were weaklings anyway; surviving a thunderbolt ought to be an easy task, for the evolved adults!
…which was why the small Pichu was here, this night. She knew that she and the other young, the 'children' so to say, were supposed to stay hidden, so that the thunderbolts wouldn't hurt them… after all, they could barely control their own electricity, much less survive a direct hit from a thunderbolt. However, Ex did not believe that… she was one of the few Pichus that had a decent enough control of her electricity, so if she could do that, she certainly could survive a thunderbolt!
Of course, those adults were meanies… they still forbade her from coming with them, so she had had to sneak out and hide, behind a couple of bushes… and watch, with wonder, as the various adults took on the bolts, using their bodies to transfer it to the ground, without being harmed. From her position, she couldn't see all of them, and that included the ones that happened to fall… but this was enough to make her all the more wondrous.
Eventually, the adults seemed to have had enough, slowly walking away from the hill. The thunderbolts were also reducing in intensity, but the thunderstorm would continue for a while… just not as much on this location.
Ex waited, until the last Raichu was gone… he seemed suspicious, but the old man hadn't found her, and so she was still safe. Once she was sure he left, she walked out, on all fours, and slowly climbed to the tip of the hill. Only the pack leader had stood there, before… but the Pichu felt she should go there too, and besides, who would know, anyway?
As she took her place, at the hilltop, she witnessed the thunderstorm increase in power... and it was scary; even more lightning bolts struck the ground around her, than when she was watching it before. None of them were coming close to her, but she still could feel the heat from the strikes, and the brightness… but still, there she stood, waiting.
Finally, a pause, as the skies seemed to glow… and Ex looked straight up, waiting. It was so strange… had the storm stopped?
However, her eyes soon saw it; a pure blue lightning bolt, heading straight at her. She stood ready, waiting for it to strike...
…
…wait a second…
…that wasn't a lightning bolt…
…that was… that was…
*KZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT*
…
When Ex woke up, it was morning already; she was surrounded by the adults of her pack, who were looking at her with mixed emotions… concern and worry, as well as anger. She had to explain why she was found in the hill when she shouldn't have been there, though she didn't really remember what had happened, at least after the big blue lightning bolt… something that made people confused; no bolt like that had been seen, and when she tried to go on, they simply ignored her. She probably had just hit her head or something, according to them…
Still, things hadn't been the same after that day; Ex seemed to change... her actions were more focused, her mind seeming to grow faster, what with her sudden interest in things that a young Pichu shouldn't be interested in… and finally, the fact that she had began asking questions the elders couldn't answer, or didn't understand why she asked them. Innocently at first, troubling later on… and each and every question without response only made her ask more and more questions.
The apex of this situation was when the 'coming of age' day came… when all the Pichus who were one year old or close enough would finally evolve, becoming Pikachus and being finally considered mature by the other members of the pack. Ex and the other Pichus waited, for hours, until their bodies would finally transform… but, to everyone's surprise, Ex did not change. No white glow, no longer ears and tail, no larger body, no darker cheeks, no nothing… Ex was still a Pichu.
However, Pichu or not, she was also mature; she seemed to have the same mentality as the other Pikachus… only, just like her weirdness, it was much different from the norm; Ex's questions were much more indecent to them all… and while she didn't seem to be growing crazy or anything, the fact that she didn't even seem to care about finding a random mate to have children with or anything like that was troublesome.
Thankfully for them, however, Ex had already taken her own measures… and more or less on the first 'anniversary' of her accident, she left the pack, deciding to know what life was like on the wild… as well as getting away from all those old people who had no answers for her.
From Ilex Forest, she went southwards, to where Azalea City lied… and there, her life as a loner began. She spent the following years doing her best to survive, as while the forest-like city had its charms, it sure wasn't fair for the young Pichu, especially considering her smaller, weaker frame and the fact that both humans and Pokémon alike seemed to distrust her. It was a hard life… but despite that, it was better than living in her old pack, still; at least there was some more tasty food… and she could always hide in a building, if she needed to be heated during the cold season.
Living like this, four years passed… and while she was still a short Pichu with peculiarly-interested eyes, Ex was used to living life as it was, though not all was good. It could always have been worse, though, which was probably better than nothing.
Recently, wanderlust had found its way onto her, and she was decided… she wanted to go travel across this region, at the very least, so she could see the sights… and hopefully, find some place for her to do something important, that'd matter, for real! So, she had been travelling for the past few days... and well, finally she was in Violet City! Just from staring at it, she could see lots of things to do, lots of places to see... enough she couldn't choose from!
-=-
And so… it starts.
RP: INITIATED!!!
Dawn of a New Hope
Prologue: Land of Quests
-=-
The land of Nihiron… also known as the land from where the Pokémon training society originated, this massive country that spans dozens of islands is also the location where this story is set. With many of the most dangerous events having happened in one of these islands, including the dreadful attacks of the various 'Teams' that tried, one point or another, to take over the world, it is a wonder that the regions still survive. In the last fifty years, however, nothing of that kind has happened; it seemed, even, like there was a return to peace of days long past, and that the troubles were definitely over. Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh… the horrors of the past, the Shadow Outbreaks, the insane Leaders… all gone, hopefully forever.
However, time and history never change for someone's wishes, and due to events long forgotten, this 'peace' will be broken… and the catalysts of this, ironically, are those who never wanted to be involved in the first place.
-=-
So... they are back, are they? I suppose I should prepare things… I may have failed before, but not again… never again. I will not fail! I will make sure things work out as I saw them, this time… this time, things will work out fine… and my world… my beautiful world… it shall be born again…
-=-
Petalburg City wasn't very crowded during that day. This was common, really; the various trainers that usually stopped by the city to fight against the Gym Leader had chosen to go somewhere else this time, what with the Gym Leader being on one of his various trips across the regions. In case someone had wanted to battle him, well, they'd have to wait until he returned… which could take weeks.
Not that this was really a concern for Aly, who had entered the city from the western entrance, her Blaziken to her side. The journey from Rustboro had been tiresome; there had been several trainers who had seemed to think her to be an easy prey, and thus she and her Pokémon were exhausted.
At least the Pokémon Center was close enough that she could reach it without any problem, it seemed… well, until she approached it; the crowd around the Pokémon Center was simply huge! …and it didn't seem like she could get through without some hurt, either.
She at least could hear some of the comments - things like 'I can't believe she's here!' and 'Wow… what a babe!', among others. A couple of them were obviously more crass... but without a good view of who this person was, she couldn't figure out who they were talking about.
Wait! This was a Pokémon Center… it surely had a back entrance! She could go through it… but then again, that wasn't a very nice thing to do, and could get her in trouble… but on the other hand, pushing through the crowd didn't seem very useful either.
-=-
Five years ago…
Thunderbolts… several of them, crashing upon the ground...
This had been THE night; the one where all the adults went out, and went to the highest hill of the forest, waiting for a thunderbolt to strike them down, in order to fight against it and become stronger. Pikachus and Raichus alike, all taking nature's attacks straight on, certain that this would not be the end of them… and while a few never quite managed to survive, well, that was unlikely… and besides, those were weaklings anyway; surviving a thunderbolt ought to be an easy task, for the evolved adults!
…which was why the small Pichu was here, this night. She knew that she and the other young, the 'children' so to say, were supposed to stay hidden, so that the thunderbolts wouldn't hurt them… after all, they could barely control their own electricity, much less survive a direct hit from a thunderbolt. However, Ex did not believe that… she was one of the few Pichus that had a decent enough control of her electricity, so if she could do that, she certainly could survive a thunderbolt!
Of course, those adults were meanies… they still forbade her from coming with them, so she had had to sneak out and hide, behind a couple of bushes… and watch, with wonder, as the various adults took on the bolts, using their bodies to transfer it to the ground, without being harmed. From her position, she couldn't see all of them, and that included the ones that happened to fall… but this was enough to make her all the more wondrous.
Eventually, the adults seemed to have had enough, slowly walking away from the hill. The thunderbolts were also reducing in intensity, but the thunderstorm would continue for a while… just not as much on this location.
Ex waited, until the last Raichu was gone… he seemed suspicious, but the old man hadn't found her, and so she was still safe. Once she was sure he left, she walked out, on all fours, and slowly climbed to the tip of the hill. Only the pack leader had stood there, before… but the Pichu felt she should go there too, and besides, who would know, anyway?
As she took her place, at the hilltop, she witnessed the thunderstorm increase in power... and it was scary; even more lightning bolts struck the ground around her, than when she was watching it before. None of them were coming close to her, but she still could feel the heat from the strikes, and the brightness… but still, there she stood, waiting.
Finally, a pause, as the skies seemed to glow… and Ex looked straight up, waiting. It was so strange… had the storm stopped?
However, her eyes soon saw it; a pure blue lightning bolt, heading straight at her. She stood ready, waiting for it to strike...
…
…wait a second…
…that wasn't a lightning bolt…
…that was… that was…
*KZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT*
…
When Ex woke up, it was morning already; she was surrounded by the adults of her pack, who were looking at her with mixed emotions… concern and worry, as well as anger. She had to explain why she was found in the hill when she shouldn't have been there, though she didn't really remember what had happened, at least after the big blue lightning bolt… something that made people confused; no bolt like that had been seen, and when she tried to go on, they simply ignored her. She probably had just hit her head or something, according to them…
Still, things hadn't been the same after that day; Ex seemed to change... her actions were more focused, her mind seeming to grow faster, what with her sudden interest in things that a young Pichu shouldn't be interested in… and finally, the fact that she had began asking questions the elders couldn't answer, or didn't understand why she asked them. Innocently at first, troubling later on… and each and every question without response only made her ask more and more questions.
The apex of this situation was when the 'coming of age' day came… when all the Pichus who were one year old or close enough would finally evolve, becoming Pikachus and being finally considered mature by the other members of the pack. Ex and the other Pichus waited, for hours, until their bodies would finally transform… but, to everyone's surprise, Ex did not change. No white glow, no longer ears and tail, no larger body, no darker cheeks, no nothing… Ex was still a Pichu.
However, Pichu or not, she was also mature; she seemed to have the same mentality as the other Pikachus… only, just like her weirdness, it was much different from the norm; Ex's questions were much more indecent to them all… and while she didn't seem to be growing crazy or anything, the fact that she didn't even seem to care about finding a random mate to have children with or anything like that was troublesome.
Thankfully for them, however, Ex had already taken her own measures… and more or less on the first 'anniversary' of her accident, she left the pack, deciding to know what life was like on the wild… as well as getting away from all those old people who had no answers for her.
From Ilex Forest, she went southwards, to where Azalea City lied… and there, her life as a loner began. She spent the following years doing her best to survive, as while the forest-like city had its charms, it sure wasn't fair for the young Pichu, especially considering her smaller, weaker frame and the fact that both humans and Pokémon alike seemed to distrust her. It was a hard life… but despite that, it was better than living in her old pack, still; at least there was some more tasty food… and she could always hide in a building, if she needed to be heated during the cold season.
Living like this, four years passed… and while she was still a short Pichu with peculiarly-interested eyes, Ex was used to living life as it was, though not all was good. It could always have been worse, though, which was probably better than nothing.
Recently, wanderlust had found its way onto her, and she was decided… she wanted to go travel across this region, at the very least, so she could see the sights… and hopefully, find some place for her to do something important, that'd matter, for real! So, she had been travelling for the past few days... and well, finally she was in Violet City! Just from staring at it, she could see lots of things to do, lots of places to see... enough she couldn't choose from!
-=-
And so… it starts.
RP: INITIATED!!!